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Apr 25, 2019 · Welcome to Fear City was a pamphlet issued by a group of NYC public service unions as a response to threatened budgetary and staff cuts to the police department, targeting potential tourists, in 1975
The Fear City pamphlets were distributed in New York City during June, 1975 in a propaganda campaign by the city's police and corrections officers. The pamphlets were subtitled "A Survival Guide for Visitors to the City of New York" and had a picture of a hooded skull on the cover.
Dec 25, 2018 · ‘Welcome to Fear City: A Survival Guide for Visitors to the City of New York’ was a pamphlet the police and firefighter unions created in 1975 when the city was on the brink of...
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Jul 19, 2024 · A tourism pamphlet published by the NYC Council for Public Safety calling the Big Apple, "Fear City," was part of a Council scare tactic to keep tourists away.
Apr 24, 2018 · Fear City: A Survival Guide For Visitors to New York City. Stabbings, robberies, muggings, graffiti, arson and rape began to strike a wider and wider portion of the population. Burglaries made people feel vulnerable, even in their once-safe homes and apartments.
The incidence of crime and violence in New York City is shockingly high, and is getting worse everyday. During the four month period ended Apr. 30,1975, robberies were up 21 %; aggravated assault was up 15%; larceny was up 22%; and burglary was up 19%.
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In this upload we will discuss the Fear City pamphlet put out by the NYPD and Firemen’s unions during the economic crisis of 1970s NYC. We will discuss some of the history at the time and dig...
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